2022 is done and all of the movies have been released. And that means that the Oscars are right around the corner!
And that means that in a few days, there will be 20 new acting nominees vying for those four coveted statuettes.
And so to help the Academy, I’ve compiled a whole list of incredible performances from 2022 that are worthy of an Oscar. I’ve watched a TON of movies this year, so there was a lot of competition, but these are my faves.
1.
Antonio Banderas — Felix Rivero (Official Competition)
2.
Bella Ramsey — Birdy (Catherine, Called Birdy)
3.
Bill Nighy — Mr. Williams (Living)
4.
Camila Mendes — Drea (Do Revenge)
5.
Cate Blanchett — Lydia Tár (TÁR)
6.
Colin Farrell — Padriac Suilleabhain (The Banshees of Inisherin)
7.
Dale Dickey — Faye (A Love Song)
8.
Danielle Deadwyler — Mamie Till-Mobley (Till)
9.
Daryl McCormack — Leo Grande (Good Luck to You, Leo Grande)
10.
Donald Elise Watkins — Kunle (Emergency)
11.
Emma Thompson — Nancy Stokes (Good Luck to You, Leo Grande)
12.
Felix Kammerer — Paul Baumer (All Quiet on the Western Front)
13.
Frankie Corio — Sophie Paterson (Aftersun)
14.
Jennifer Lawrence — Lynsey (Causeway)
15.
Jenny Slate — Marcel (Marcel the Shell with Shoes On)
16.
John Cho — Max Park (Don’t Make Me Go)
17.
Julia Roberts — Georgia Cotton (Ticket to Paradise)
18.
Lesley Manville — Ada Harris (Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris)
19.
Margot Robbie — Nellie LaRoy (Babylon)
20.
Michelle Yeoh — Evelyn Wang (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
21.
Olivia Colman — Hilary Small (Empire of Light)
22.
Park Hae-il — Detective Jang Hae-jun (Decision to Leave)
23.
Paul Mescal — Calum Paterson (Aftersun)
24.
Tilda Swinton — Julia Hart & Rosalind Hart (The Eternal Daughter)
25.
Viola Davis — Nanisca (The Woman King)
Best Supporting Performances:
26.
Aimee Lou Wood — Miss Harris (Living)
27.
Angela Bassett — Queen Ramonda (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever)
28.
Bad Bunny — The Wolf (Bullet Train)
29.
Barry Keoghan — Dominic Kearney (The Banshees of Inisherin)
30.
Brian Tyree Henry — James Aucoin (Causeway)
31.
Carey Mulligan — Megan Twohey (She Said)
32.
Da’Vine Joy Randolph — Pooh (On the Come Up)
33.
Dolly De Leon — Abigail (Triangle of Sadness)
34.
Gal Gadot — Linnet Ridgeway-Doyle (Death on the Nile)
35.
Guslagie Malanda — Laurence Coly (Saint Omer)
36.
Gustav De Waele — Remi (Close)
37.
Hong Chau — Liz (The Whale)
38.
Jamie Lee Curtis — Deirdre Beaudeirdre (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
39.
Janelle Monae — Helen Brand & Andi Brand (Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery)
40.
Janet McTeer — Lillian Bloom (The Menu)
41.
Kate Hudson — Birdie Jay (Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery)
42.
Ke Huy Quan — Waymond Wang (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
43.
Keke Palmer — Em Haywood (Nope)
44.
Kerry Condon — Siobhan Suilleabhain (The Banshees of Inisherin)
45.
Nina Hoss — Sharon Goodnow (TÁR)
46.
Pedro Pascal — Javi Gutierrez (The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent)
47.
Rachel Sennott — Alice (Bodies Bodies Bodies)
48.
Sally Field — Marilyn Cowan (Spoiler Alert)
49.
Stephanie Hsu — Joy Wang (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
50.
Matt Rogers & Tomas Matos — Luke & Keegan (Fire Island)
